Ou have decided to buy a new car, but you are concerned about the value of the car depreciating over time. You do some research on the model you are looking at and obtain the following information: Suggested retail price - $18,790
Depreciation per year - $1385 (It is assumed that this value is constant.)
The following table represents the value of the car after n years of ownership.
n, years
V, value in dollars
0
18,790
1
17,405
2
16,020
3
14,635
5
11,865
8
7710

Determine the n-intercept of the graph of the car value equation V = negative 1385 n + 18,790.
a.
n almost-equals 13.6 or 14
b.
n almost-equals negative 14
c.
n almost-equals 0.07
d.
n almost-equals negative 0.07